Halloween Candy Cupcakes

When I think of October there is one thing that comes to mind…CANDY, and lots of it! This is the one month of the year where we have an excuse to keep our pantry stocked full of a variety of mini candy bars and not feel guilty right? I mean you walk the aisles at the grocery store and come to the Halloween candy section and there is bag after bag after bag of candy just asking to be placed into your cart. I’m not sure about you, but my go to candies always include chocolate, peanuts and peanut butter of some sorts. So to get you in the Halloween spirit I’ve created a Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cupcake with Halloween Candy Bark on top, inspired by some of my favorite candy!

At first glance this cupcake may just appear to be a chocolate cake, but after one bite you will definitely be able to taste the addition of peanut butter in the cake as well! Swirled with peanut butter buttercream on top, this cupcake tastes like a giant Reese Cup! So all you chocolate and peanut butter lovers out there, this is one cupcake you are going to want to try! The fun part is all about the presentation though and adding a giant piece of Halloween Candy Bark on top! Loaded with Peanut M&Ms, Reese Pieces, Reese Cups and Butterfinger candies, this is one sweet cupcake that any candyholic is going to love! The bright orange and yellow coated candies just scream fall.

These cupcakes would be a great addition to your Halloween dessert table or be even cuter packaged up to give away to the neighborhood kids as they trick-or-treat or send to school with your kids to give to their classmates. I came across this absolutely adorable and genius way to package single cupcakes on Pinterest and just had to share it with you all. All you need are clear plastic cups, plastic treat bags and ribbon. This is one of the most creative ideas I’ve ever seen to package cupcakes individually. You could even personalize them with a special tag for the recipients name or a message like “Trick-or-Treat” or “Happy Halloween”.

I hope you decide to give this recipe a try! It is a real treat and I promise you won’t be disappointed! Feel free to experiment with some of your favorite candies and create your own version of Halloween Candy Bark. There are a million possibilities to create the ultimate candy combo, just browse through the candy isle and become inspired!

Hope you all enjoy these cupcake treats! Oh by the way, you will have some Halloween Candy Bark left over after you garnish your cupcakes, so I highly recommend crumbling some over a bowl of vanilla ice cream, it’s pretty terrific! Happy Halloween!